Floods in Kampong Thom province have forced the temporary closure of 43 schools by local authorities, while authorities are monitoring the rising water levels. ...

Angkor Resources Corp. announced the completion of a community assessment mission for ESG (Environment, Social, Governance) and CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) on Block VIII oil and gas license. ...

Cambodia has estimated that its power supplier, Electricity of Cambodia (EDC), will lose $100 million this year as the economy has been affected by the war between Russia and Ukraine and the economic sanctions on Moscow and around the world, Prime Minister Hun Sen said. ...

In a compound that carries distinctive local features in downtown Phnom Penh, Cambodia, there is a two-storey building surrounded by Saraca dives. It is the headquarters of the Cambodia-China Friendship Association (CCFA). ...

With the heavy rainfall that have been experienced throughout Cambodia, the water levels of lakes and canals in Kandal have not gone down which promises a higher fish yield. ...

A Ream development company is among the latest beneficiaries of land privatizations – and in a rare instance, the state’s deal with the developer was revealed in official documents. ...

Land, political, labor, market, agricultural and social rights crises are being addressed by people from diverse communities, demanding that the government address them for the benefit of their livelihoods protected by law. ...

Park rangers have cracked down on 4,250 cases, including land encroachments, in the first eight months of the year across the nation, according to officials. ...

As the global economy continues to reel from the compounded crises of Covid-19 and Ukraine-Russia, Cambodia has not been able to go through them unaffected. The Covid-19 crisis has pushed Cambodia’s economy to negative growth for the first time in 2020 due to a sharp ...

The seventh edition of the ‘Give A Day’ meet, held in Phnom Penh recently, urged the Cambodian government to step up investments in tech parks for promoting the ecosystem for digital start-ups and also to speed up the country’s march to become a digital economy. ...

Residents around Phnom Penh’s Boeng Tamok followed authorities in their boats and protested the filling of the lake, which they said was affecting their fish farm enclosures. ...

Chairman of the National Assembly Vương Đình Huệ will attend the 43rd ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA-43) and pay an official visit to Cambodia on November 19-22. ...

ASEAN secretary-general Datuk Lim Jock Hoi said that its  high-level task force is now in the process of charting the future direction beyond 2025 for the 10-member grouping. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen said the government will cooperate with development partners to accelerate the construction of an expressway from Phnom Penh to Bavet town in Svay Rieng province. ...

The World Bank in a report has estimated that some 460,000 people in Cambodia have fallen below poverty income thresholds since the onset of COVID-19 in 2020. ...

A waterway transportation agreement between Vietnam and Cambodia that came into effect in 2011 has facilitated the passage of nearly 78,000 vessels and more than 406,000 sailors. ...

Bilateral trade between Cambodia and the US was amounted to $5.892 billion in the first seven months of 2022, up 45 percent compared to the same period last year. ...

The Cambodian government is pushing for the establishment of more bilateral free trade agreements with main trade partners in a bid to access wider markets for the country’s products. ...

The social protection program plays a significant role in promoting the healthcare service sector and reducing the cost of living, which leads to improved socio-economic status. ...

Manufacturing as a share of output has peaked in most developing East Asia and Pacific economies except for Cambodia and Vietnam, the World Bank says. ...